Jenée Sais Quoi Blog

In French, je ne sais quoi, is loosely translated to a certain something special that cannot be easily described.

The first part of that phrase (je ne) sounds similar to my name, Jenée. My parents bestowed me with a French name to match our Cajun French heritage, and it has shaped almost everything about me.

Jenée Sais Quoi is a source of inspiration to discover that certain something special that celebrates the allure and complexity of a life well lived.

A life well lived is really about the small wins and charming details of life that add up to a more fulfilling life experience. A life well lived looks good on the outside and the on the inside. When you look good you feel good, but also when you feel good, you look good. It is a place for those with a visual appetite for beauty because if we can’t find it, we will create it.

Style & Fashion: Your wardrobe is also your costume. Be who you want to be.

Adventure: Explore the world and find yourself

Parenting: Do your part and raise a decent human

Home: Like your wardrobe, Your home is your set. You design the set.

Health: Respect your temple

Fresh Grams:

We love surprises which is why we decided to not know the gender of our baby. If I have another baby, I will definitely do things differently. Maybe it will be a big #genderreveal party or unceremoniously at the midwife's office, but I will know as soon as possible.
When pregnant I read that some people needed to know the gender so that they could begin bonding. I thought that was completely ridiculous. *Reminder not to judge until you have walked in someone's shoes*
When Noam was born I had some very difficult to describe mixed feelings when I would look at him. I spent my pregnancy certain that I was having a girl based on a few scientific and non-scientific hunches. We didn't even had a boy named picked until about a week before delivery.
So to our hUUUGE surprise finding out this baby was a boy made me feel like he was this complete stranger and it was uncomfortable that he was on me all of the time. I think knowing his gender would have allowed me to better mentally prepare for the whirlwind to come. I'm sure it was a case of mild #postpartumdepression and can't be positive that would have been the fix. But I'm not taking any chances if there is a next time.
Did this happen to anyone else?
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Last night we were playing super hero and N, with his little batman in his hand said (in a deep 4 year old voice) "What is your problem?" 🤣 I thought and I said, "Well there is going to be snow"...⠀
He broke character to tell me, "No, it has to be a BAD problem!" ⠀
I didn't want to tarnish his sweet, naive, spirit with my negative outlook on the matter ;) so I thought of some other awful thing. ⠀
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#snowday #sledding #playtime ⠀
#kidsofinstagram #motherhood #motherhoodrising #childhoodunplugged #ohheymama #momtogs #dailyparenting #motherhoodunplugged #parentingunplugged ⠀
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In November when it was already 22 degrees I told my husband (a mountain man who loves snow) “I hate winter. I hate it.” It was one of the meanest things I could say, but It was the truth and you have to be honest in marriage!
For now we are in the north east so I have to embrace the cold as opposed to how much I want to fight it.
This weekend, I embraced it. Amazing how an unplanned stop @harneyteas changed my perspective. I tasted all these amazing teas at the counter where they really revel in the service of tea.
I bought 4 different teas (2 herbal for at night) and now I’m ready (perhaps a little excited) for the rest of winter. Ready for the ritual of boiling the water, filling the tea bag, steeping ... and ya know. Funny right?! I can do this ;) . .
#theritualoftea #ihatewinter #harneyandsons #tea #pleather #embracewinter

Hump Day 🤣🤣🤣 I mean, really. What else could I say about this?! Like, I'm in love with this new bra from @freepeople and I wish I could wear it around town, so Instagram will have to do. ⠀
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#jeneesaisquoi #brooklynmama #stylefordays #funfun #cute #cajun #instagood #smalltowngirlinthebigcity #jenesaisquoi⠀

Back in NYC (after two warm and cozy weeks in Louisiana) Happy to get back to “this” life, but this morning Noam wanted to look out the window to see if there were any leaves on the trees (Long story... waiting for summer) and he said, “I don’t see any trees?” #kindasad 🤦🏼‍♀️
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Everything has a price tag. In our case, living in an idyllic beach village in Costa Rica while one of the coldest winters in years descended on our home in Brooklyn, meant dealing with a few scorpions, perpetual dirt on our floor, and giving up Amazon. At a beach party shortly after arriving, I lamented to my new mom friend about how I could not stand the feeling of dirt on my feet. She sweetly laughed and said, ‘We have a lot of unwinding to do on you”. I knew this was true, and it would be a good thing for me.

Are you ready for take off? Tray tables locked, seats up, belts fastened and your toddler quietly, pleasantly sitting in his seat not kicking the person in front of him.

That whole “getting there is half the fun” was clearly not about getting there with a toddler. I highly recommend pursuing your travel goals with children, but it will take a little more prep work to have “a quarter of the fun” getting there.

To get you all there and back with as few meltdowns as possible, consider these five tips